How to create Hotkey in application..?

Question

0.00/5 (No votes)

See more:

I want to create one application which required hotkey but my algorithm is not working properly.My algorithm only works when application is on top otherwise it is not working.

Posted 20-Oct-11 19:07pm

Vishal I. Sahuji

Add a Solution

2 solutions

Add a Solution

Add your solution here

Treat my content as plain text, not as HTML

Preview 0

…

Existing Members

Sign in to your account

...or Join us

Download, Vote, Comment, Publish.

Your Email
Password
Forgot your password?

Your Email
This email is in use. Do you need your password?
Optional Password

I have read and agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy
Please subscribe me to the CodeProject newsletters

When answering a question please:

Read the question carefully.
Understand that English isn't everyone's first language so be lenient of bad spelling and grammar.
If a question is poorly phrased then either ask for clarification, ignore it, or edit the question and fix the problem. Insults are not welcome.
Don't tell someone to read the manual. Chances are they have and don't get it. Provide an answer or move on to the next question.

Let's work to help developers, not make them feel stupid.

This content, along with any associated source code and files, is licensed under The Code Project Open License (CPOL)

Vivek Krishnamurthy · Answer 1 · 2011-10-20T19:27:00

Solution 1

Take a look at the following code project article, Simple steps to enable Hotkey and ShortcutInput user control[^], very neatly explained.

Posted 20-Oct-11 19:27pm

Vivek Krishnamurthy

Rakesh Meel · Answer 2 · 2011-10-21T04:58:00

To create a keyboard shortcut for an application:

Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, and then click Keyboard & Mouse.

Click Keyboard Shortcuts, and then click the Add (+) button.

Choose an application from the Application pop-up menu. If you want to set the same key combination for a menu command that appears in many applications, choose All Applications.

If the application you want to select does not appear in the list, choose Other and locate the application using the Open dialog. Some applications may not allow you to set keyboard shortcuts.

Type the menu command for which you want to set a keyboard shortcut in the Menu Title field.

You must type the command exactly as it appears in the application menu, including ellipses and any other punctuation. An ellipsis is a special character that looks like three periods. To type an ellipsis, press Option-semicolon, or use the Character Palette. It may be difficult to know whether the command is written in the menu with a real ellipsis or with three periods, so if one does not work, try the other.

Click in the Keyboard Shortcut field and press the key combination that you want to assign to the menu command, and then click Add.

You cannot use each type of key (for example, a letter key) more than once in a key combination.

Quit the application for which you added or changed a keyboard shortcut.

Restart the application to see the keyboard shortcut in the application’s menu.